indiapost.com SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA, December 10, 2008: A group of long-time Bay Area residents have announced plans to establish a Sri Durga Lakshmi Saraswati Temple. Associated facilities will include a multi-purpose building with wedding and dining hall, kitchen, offices, library and classrooms. The temple will be built following the Agama and Shilpa Shastras. This will be a “Green Temple” incorporating…
www.hinduismtoday.com Life is a boomerang. It brings you back what you send out. It is a child, not an old person, who makes progress in life. If you really want to become a child, then you have to feel that there is always something to learn and that God is there to teach you. Sri Chinmoy, renowned spiritual leader, author,…
www.theasiannews.co.uk LONDON, ENGLAND, December 10, 2008: Health Secretary Alan Johnson and the Hindu Forum of Britain will launch the first ever guide to help health professionals provide care to Hindu patients at the House of Commons today. Endorsed by national Hindu organizations, “Caring for Hindu Patients” aims to enhance health professional’s awareness of issues important to the care of Hindus…
balinewsonline.com BALI, INDONESIA, December 10, 2008: Because of cultural conflicts that resulted in the prohibition of conducting funeral and cremation ceremonies in the village cemetery, the residents of Pasek decided to build a crematorium. It will be available to anyone from any religion and any clan. When completed, the crematorium will be available to all Hindus, including those from outside…
pib.nic.in INDIA, December 7, 2008: An exhibition entitled “Reflections of Indian Consciousness,” organized by the Archaeological Survey of India and Union Ministry of Culture, opened December 8 at the National Museum. It investigates Hindu concepts in art and culture through the ages. Curators say that the age-old value system of Indian consciousness revolves around two primary concepts: 1) vasudhaiva kutumbakam…
www.hinduismtoday.com He creates the Universe and then reveals Himself to us and in us. He made Himself manifest. Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scripture
www.hinduismtoday.com KAUAI, HAWAII, USA, December 9, 2008: The January-February-March issue of “Hinduism Today,” the magazine that has been called “the voice of Hinduism,” has been released in PDF format. Click on the link above to download the free application or, if you have downloaded it before, just open it in your computer. This issue announces our Hindu of the Year.…
www.prweb.com UNITED STATES, December 8, 2008: Members of the Hindu community of North America came together to perform a Shanti Homam (ceremony of peace) to pray for peace and solace for the affected families of the Mumbai terrorist attacks, and for the world. The Shanti Homa attracted over 30 Hindu organizations and members of the Jewish and Islamic faiths. Similar…
www.hinduismtoday.com Any event has an endless past and an endless future, it is never-ending and nowhere-ending. This tantalizing endlessness which marks it as unreal invites the soul to press on to the Absolute. S. Radhakrishnan
www.thehindu.com NEW DELHI, INDIA, December 7, 2008: The Telangana Archaka Samakhya has urged the Supreme Court to declare “archakatvam,” service in temple, an integral part of religious activities under Articles 25 and 26 of the Constitution. According to the petitioner M.V. Soundara Rajan, president of the Samakhya, the apex court “dealt a death blow to customs, service and sampradayams of…